'Everyday' Intelligence: Do More, Be More

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The most annoying thing just happened to me; I had typed up the whole entry when I, accidentally, pressed the ‘X’, closed the file and forgot to save it.

It’s times like these that make me happy that I am quite a happy and balanced person; had I not been one, my laptop would have been on a first- class flight to the backyard by now.

Anyway; we live and learn.

First things first, the reason for my submitting my entries so late this week is not because I have been overburdened with a gazillion things to do; far from it, in fact.

I have been doing so merely because I have been off work all week and have, thus, had the privilege of waking up at 2pm every day.

That is not to say, of course, that I have not been doing all of the things that I normally do outside work.

I still do my daily entries and the research for them whilst also preparing a research proposal for an LLM and failing miserably in attempting cook a Four- Cheese Roquefort Chicken at the same time.

Further to the above, I have recorded my first podcast yesterday because a friend of mine told me that, even though reading my blog was worthwhile, he was far too lazy to do it every day.

Contrary to common belief, I am not saying all of those things merely because I generally like bragging or because I want to make those around me feel bad about themselves.

On the contrary; I am doing so because I am trying to make a point, namely, that the more you do, the better you’ll feel.

Many people think that having a lie- in and doing nothing is a lot better than doing something productive, mainly because the latter tends to be rather tiring and somewhat time- consuming.

That, of course, is a common misconception. In fact, the less active you are, the more your body becomes used to such a lifestyle. Consequently, your organism finds it increasingly difficult to mobilise and operate to its full potential when you are involved in any physical or mental activity.

In turn, since you cannot operate your full potential, you are not happy with anything that you do which makes you want to do even less.

Vicious circle, really.

On the other hand, the more active you are, the more energy your body will have to produce to keep up. The more things you do, the more organised and focused you become; your brain suddenly begins to file and process information in a much more efficient manner.

Your mind clears up mainly because you know what to do, when to do it and, most importantly, how to do it.

Finally, it instils in you a feeling that you are capable of doing anything if you put your mind to it. This, in turn, greatly improves your general well- being and health and turns you into a happier and more radiant person with an aura of confidence that positively affects those around you.

I am well- aware that the above sounds like a twenty- first century fairy- tale/ American chick- flick to you; yet, I can assure you that, clichéd as it may sound, it is quite true.

In fact, it’s just one of those simple things that we tend to forget as we go along.

Like saving a word file before closing it down.

...as if anyone would do that...